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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Margo say she will miss when she hugs Q?

2. What is one of Q's last memories of Margo?

3. What is Margo's gift to Q?

4. What does Margo say is extremely small?

5. Why does Q wonder if Margo has gone off on another adventure?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Robert Joyner and what do Margo and Q have to do with the man?

2. What does Margo say about her boyfriend, Jase, and what is Q's reaction?

3. Who questions Q about Margo's disappearance?

4. What is the parting scene like between Margo and Q at the end of the night?

5. What does Margo give Q to do with as he likes?

6. What does Margo do to wreck vengeance on Becca?

7. How do Margo and Q break into Sea World and what do they do there?

8. Describe Ben Starlling and his relationship to Q.

9. What does Margo ask Q when they are driving around, and where do they go?

10. What does the prologue say about miracles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of interesting questions raised by Paper Towns. Questions that Green most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Green's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Green's probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of John Green and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in Paper Towns? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in Paper Towns including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Paper Towns and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Paper Towns belongs to the young adult mystery genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young adult mystery genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a young adult mystery and a historical novel?

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